Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

This week on Dopey! We are joined by two local dope fiends! First we catch up with fentanyl Jay!  Then, Evan 'the drug counseling bowler' nurse tells his crazy journey through weed, oxy's, benzos, coke and heroin. Plus emails and more on a seriously all in person, all strong island, all dope fiend episode of Dopey!  Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey! Carolyn 'Mountain Girl' Garcia tells her story! From ibogaine in Palo Alto, to LSD with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. Going on the road and starting a family with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Ultimately enduring a marriage with a total heroin and cocaine addict as husband and father of her children. This is a very, very special Dopey indeed! Plus emails, and a bit more on an extra long, extra heady episode of the good ol' Dopey show! More about Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission- which was at its core to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey This week commemorates 4 years without Todd, and Jeremy was in town to contribute to the remembrance. Then world class skater Andy Roy returns! He updates us on his recovery and still hits us with the Dopey! Then our Strung Out author and unlicensed advice columnist Erin Khar is back to answer some questions and chill and finally Dave's Dad Alan calls in to read some of the latest reviews. All that plus Dopey emails and more on a brand new episode of the Good Ol' Dopey Show! Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey! Brandon Novak is back in person for the first time and he lays down the dopey! Chronicling insane stories from his incredible memoir, The Streets of Baltimore. There is too much in this episode to ruin it in the description. Let's just say Brandon goes to hell and back and now he is out in the world helping addicts to recover. PLUS emails, voicemails and the time Novak snorted coke off of Bam Margera's dick. And much much more on his triumphant return to Dopey! Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey! We are joined by 'Fancy Like' Country Super Star Walker Hayes! Walker talks all about working the graveyard shift at Costco becoming a singer/songwriter and hitting rock bottom with alcohol. Then things get beyond tragic, in early recovery Walker mourns the death of his newborn daughter Then he finds strength in his faith and becomes a country superstar with his viral internet hit 'Fancy Like'. PLUS my friend Dave returns for our 30th high school reunion! Plus Dopey emails and more on a Southern fried new episode of the ol' Dopey show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey! The return of Fentanyl Jay, Jed from Church and Other Drugs and my Dad, Alan! This is a crazy breakneck, old school dopey episode chocked full of drugs, addiction, Church, demons and tons of dumb shit! PLUS my Dad meets Fentanyl Jay! Old School emails and a bit more on this weeks brand spanking new episode of that old Dopey show Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey!  The return of indie rocker, Ryley Walker - in person! We hear about getting drugs in Europe, getting sober in NYC, PCP, Ketamine and the nature of drug addiction in general. Then 'toodles for Chris' scholarship recipient and overall Dopey OG -Josh Clark returns to the show to talk all about administering drugs for her end of life care. PLUS voicemails, emails and much much more on a brand new episode of Dopey! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey! We are joined by Artist, Activist and Lower East Side Archivist Clayton Patterson. We hear all about the not so good old days of the crime side on the Lower East Side and what it was like in the legendary days of grit in New York City in the 1980s. PLUS we are joined by Strung Out author Erin Khar and discuss the new wave of relapses in the Dopey Nation. PLUS sex addiction, crack and much much more on a streetwise new episode of that old Dopey Show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey! Wall to Wall Dopey as Jay returns to cohost and go over more of his debaucherous past and his present in recovery. Then we have the honor of welcoming DopeyCon veteran,Joelle the comic genius behind the Instagram account 'Namaste at Home Dad' Joelle brings the Dopey as well telling the story of how her grandfather participated in her opiate addiction! Plus much much more on an all new crazy town new episode of Dopey Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Dopey Tom MacDonald goes super deep on his journey through severe mental illness, alcoholism, and drug addiction all the way to YouTube super stardom and the very top of the Billboard charts. PLUS the story about his Eminem produced track and the truth on his racist allegations and political leanings! PLUS it's Todd's birthday and much more on a powder keg of a new episode of that old Dopey Show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.